I have a funeral today for a family in our church. I don't do very many because our demographics are so young. Far more weddings. But when I do a funeral it brings me right back to the heart of what we believe: death is not the end. It's a new beginning.
This is so simple yet so profound: the omnipotent creator entered time and space in a tiny village called Bethlehem two thousand years ago. Then the one who created life gave His life at a place called Calvary so that you and I could live forever. And someday we'll cross the space-time continuum and enter a realm that will help us appreciate the truth of James 4:14 that life is a vapor. Time will be of no consequence once we enter eternity--a realm way beyond the four dimensions of space-time we've known.
Here is the promise of all promises. And it's one of those verses I always quote in the KJV. Anybody else? John 3:16 says, "For God so loved the world, that He gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life."
What an amazing thing. We can celebrate in the face of death.
This is so simple yet so profound: the omnipotent creator entered time and space in a tiny village called Bethlehem two thousand years ago. Then the one who created life gave His life at a place called Calvary so that you and I could live forever. And someday we'll cross the space-time continuum and enter a realm that will help us appreciate the truth of James 4:14 that life is a vapor. Time will be of no consequence once we enter eternity--a realm way beyond the four dimensions of space-time we've known.
Here is the promise of all promises. And it's one of those verses I always quote in the KJV. Anybody else? John 3:16 says, "For God so loved the world, that He gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life."
What an amazing thing. We can celebrate in the face of death.
2 Comments:
Yea, I don't do many funerals either, for the same reason, but lately it seems I've been doing more grandparents of people who go to our church and more extended family members. Funerals are a reflective time and I get to say things I don't always say in such a pointed way to the younger people in my church who attend. I also get to fellowship and connect with families I wouldn't normally get to in a church our size.
This is such great stuff! Just simple truth. Celebration when death is faced! Love it!
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